September 13, 2011


Heavy rains cripple Karachi; businesses, schools closed

KARACHI: Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains crippled Pakistan's biggest city and commercial hub of Karachi on Tuesday, with few people able to make it to work
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Punjab Governor House may be relocated: Rana Sanaullah
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said Tuesday that the relocation of the Governor House to a smaller location was under consideration...Full Story

Abbottabad commission seeks answers from OBL compound
ABBOTTABAD: Members of the commission tasked with investigating the presence of Osama Bin Laden (OBL) in Pakistan...Full Story

Gunmen kill 5 schoolchildren in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Gunmen ambushed a school bus on the outskirts of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing five children and a driver in a hail of bullets, police said. The attack happened
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US backs opening Taliban office in Qatar: report
LONDON: The US has endorsed plans for the Taliban to open political headquarters in the Gulf state of Qatar by the end of the year, British newspaper....Full Story

Judges should not accept jobs after retirement: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the judges of superior courts...Full Story

Mirza’s allegations, Karachi dominate NA session
ISLAMABAD: The allegations levelled by former Sindh home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Karachi unrest dominated the...Full Story


US sends aid to flood victims

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday sent food and medical aid to Pakistan for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by torrential rains that have already left
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Emergency relief fund formed for flood affectees
ISLAMABAD: The Senate's special committee on floods has formed an emergency relief fund for the flood affectees and every senator will contribute Rs 25,000
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US assures to provide relief goods for flood-hit areas
WASHINGTON: United States assured Pakistan that it would provide relief goods for the rehabilitation of rains and floods affected areas.
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Pakistan, Iran to boost bilateral trade to $10bn
TEHRAN: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Iranian President Mehmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday agreed to boost trade between the two countries, at $1.2 billion dollars, to 10..Full Story

Evacuations continue in Badin
HYDERABAD: The Badin district administration continued evacuation of people from 12 union councils on Monday, which found vulnerable to Left Bank Outfall Drain spillover....Full Story

Judges’ appointments fall far short of merit: Asma
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir said on Monday that the recent appointments of judges to the superior courts fell...Full Story

Parliamentary body to submit Karachi report in two months
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Karachi and Balochistan decided on Monday to submit its report on violence in Karachi in the next two months...Full Story

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